As per the Maharashtra government’s guidelines, no cast and crew member above the age of 65 years is allowed on the sets. This is a blow to film workers above that age. It has triggered a fresh debate about the potential financial crisis many actors would face because of the ruling. Actor Rakesh Bedi, who is 65 calls the rule absurd. “Since the lockdown, the government has come out with many illogical rules, and this is one of them. If an actor is fit, then nothing should stop him from working. The rule should be revoked. If a politician above 65 years is working, then an actor of that age or over should also be allowed to work. At least the actor will go and sit in his room after his shot, unlike politicians who go out into the public.”
It is not recommended for the people above the age of 65 years to go out to work. Whatever your age is, the risk of getting the virus is the same but the severity is higher for those above 65 years. A healthy 65-year-old person may come out well after the treatment, but another person of the same age with some underlying health issues might not come back easily and it could get complicated for that person sometimes causing multiple-organ damage, which is a big problem. Also people at this age have low immunity and yet can easily catch the virus from a perfectly healthy looking person.
